Susquehanna Beekeepers Association

SBA meetings

Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.

Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.

Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions

Fall/Winter Location:
Harford County Community College

July 11, 2018 7PM

5:30 PM Apiary hive check and Apivar demonstration with Harry Dutcher

Also featuring a raffle (5 frame medium nuc with comb and marked queen) and door prizes!

New business to discuss, including plans for the August 8 party.

Apivar orders can be picked up.

Location: Steppingstone Farm Museum. Directions


January 11, 2017	Susan Myers	Landscaping for a New Wild
February 8, 2017	Luke Goembel	Ingenious Beekeeping
March 9, 2017	Dr. Dewey Caron	"Good News" (for beekeepers)
April 12, 2017	Larry Truchon	Raising local queens, overwintering nucs, keeping his apiary self-sustainable, and the Honey Bee Health Coalition.
May 10, 2017	Cybil Preston	State of Affairs and Inspection Program
June 14, 2017	Stefano Briguglio	Small cell beekeeping
July 12, 2017	Panel Discussion with SBA beekeepers Mandee, Brad and Jeff
September 13, 2017	Lloyd Snyder	Preparing hives for winter
October 11, 2017	Larry Truchon	Something new, something blue, something to look forward to.
November 8, 2017	Panel discussion with Todd Cichonowicz, Harry Dutcher, and Pat Endres	Getting your hives ready for winter
January 10, 2018	Ray Walker	Broodminder hive monitoring system
February 14, 2018	Jeff Maenner and Charlie Thomas	Getting hives ready for spring
March 14, 2018	Samuel Ramsey	Unlocking the mysteries of the Varroa mite
April 11, 2018	Beginner and advanced beekeeping discussion groups
May 8, 2018	Harry Dutcher	Varroa Management
June 14, 2018	David Papke	Maintaining Healthy Bees